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Stoudemire v. Lee Enterprises

Subscribers alleged disclosure of identifying video-viewing information to Facebook without consent. The court-authorised notice describes a $9.5 million settlement fund.

US District Court, Southern District of Iowa · Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)

Case record

Authority or court
US District Court, Southern District of Iowa
Law or issue
Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)
Procedural record
Settlement notice; current appeal and payment status not established
Source reviewed
16 October 2026

What this record establishes

A settlement notice, party agreement or approval order does not establish liability after a trial. Where final approval, appeal resolution or payment is not established by the cited record, this page says so. A scheduled hearing and a proposed fund are not an award or proof of payment.

Checks for your own systems

Inth’s technical interpretation: use this case to choose what evidence to collect in your own implementation. These checks are not instructions issued by the court or regulator.

  • Capture requests triggered by loading, playing and completing a video.
  • Look for video titles, page URLs, account IDs and advertising identifiers in the same payload or joinable streams.
  • Check the specific disclosure and consent flow for the recipients receiving viewing activity.

Sources and limits

Source review: 16 October 2026. This record covers the cited source and procedural stage. It does not audit the organisation’s present implementation or establish every later legal development.